Wed, Sep 03, 2003
Greece Signs Agreement to Upgrade Apache Fleet
The Greek Ministry of Defense has signed a commercial contract
with Boeing for the purchase of 12 AH-64D Apache Longbow combat
helicopters, with an option to purchase an additional four Apache
Longbows.
The agreement includes
the acquisition of the Longbow fire control radar, the new
Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight (MTADS), support
equipment, training services, maintenance support and offsets
according to the Hellenic requirements.
The Hellenic Army will add the next-generation Apache Longbows
to its current fleet of 20 AH-64A Apaches, which entered service in
1995. Greece is the eighth international defense force to select
the combat-proven AH-64D and the second customer to increase their
current fleet size by adding the AH-64D. The contract with Greece
for the AH-64D Apache Longbow program will be managed by Boeing, as
prime contractor, through commercial practices. Some parts of the
contract will be completed through government-to-government
contract agreements.
The AH-64D Apache features fully integrated avionics and weapons
plus a state-of-the-art modem that transmits real-time, secure,
digitized battlefield information to air and ground forces. The
Apache Longbow is the world's only fourth-generation attack
helicopter and the only combat helicopter in service with the
ability to rapidly detect, classify, prioritize and engage
stationary or moving enemy targets at standoff ranges in nearly all
weather environments.
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